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Stock-Based Compensation Expense - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Employees
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Number of groups within the employee population 2cgnx_NumberOfGroupsWithinEmployeePopulation    
Percentage of stock options granted to all other employees expected to vest 70.00%cgnx_PercentageOfStockOptionsGrantedToAllOtherEmployeesExpectedToVest    
Percentage of stock options granted to senior management expected to vest 72.00%cgnx_PercentageOfStockOptionsGrantedToSeniorManagementExpectedToVest    
Estimated forfeiture rate for unvested options for senior management 11.00%cgnx_EstimatedForfeitureRateForUnvestedOptionsForSeniorManagement    
Estimated forfeiture rate for unvested options for all non-senior management 12.00%cgnx_EstimatedForfeitureRateForUnvestedOptionsForAllNonSeniorManagement    
Increase In Compensation Expense Due To Revised Estimated Forfeiture Rates $ 288,000cgnx_IncreaseInCompensationExpenseDueToRevisedEstimatedForfeitureRates $ 300,000cgnx_IncreaseInCompensationExpenseDueToRevisedEstimatedForfeitureRates $ 200,000cgnx_IncreaseInCompensationExpenseDueToRevisedEstimatedForfeitureRates
Weighted-average grant-date fair values of stock options granted $ 15.97us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 8.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 6.58us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Total intrinsic values of stock options exercised 31,884,000cgnx_SharesBasedCompensationArrangementBySharesBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue 32,096,000cgnx_SharesBasedCompensationArrangementBySharesBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue 16,296,000cgnx_SharesBasedCompensationArrangementBySharesBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue
Total fair values of stock options vested 11,627,000cgnx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedFairValue 9,717,000cgnx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedFairValue 9,362,000cgnx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedFairValue
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options 19,389,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 1 year 6 months 30 days    
Stock-based compensation expense 15,158,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 10,620,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 8,520,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Income tax benefit recognized related to stock-based compensation expense 4,977,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 3,482,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 2,772,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Compensation expense capitalized $ 0cgnx_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount $ 0cgnx_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount $ 0cgnx_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount
Employee Stock Option [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Shares available for grant under stock option plans 9,203,289us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Vesting period for stock option plans 4 years    
Expiration period of stock option plan 10 years    
Expected dividend yield, beginning in 2015 0.56%cgnx_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRateYearTwo
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember